... Renew this subscription thing. It'll be 2 days before it ends. I'd like to keep my subscription going, but it's alright if no one is willing to help me ^^ I'll probably pay it myself once I get my next paycheck then. 

Hey guys, sorry for such inactivity.. After recovering from my lung infection I had a lot of catching up to do with school and I've been considerably busy with other things. However, I am still alive and my lungs have been recovering. 

This request isn't about me though.. 

Yeah, decided to do a Livestream for a bit because I'm not doing anything better  

I'm going to be terribly busy today, so I don't know if I'll have time to respond to people. I will though, and I will try! 

Yeah, making another journal because this is slightly important. 

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I recently came back from the doctors last night. I went through some tests and X-rays and they found out I have a lung infection at stage 2 out of 3. It's no wonder I have a hard time breathing, my temperature is high, and I'm coughing for 2 weeks. 

Now I'm on medication and this heavy drug that puts me to sleep instantly if I take it orz 

Anyone had a lung infection before? ; ; weep 

I'm sure I'll be okay though, if only I can survive this horrible tasting medication. Funny part is, they say it's suppose to taste like fruit punch but I think it taste like total crap! XDDD 

Anyways, just some update on me :3 later my lovelies~ 

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Hey everyone~ It's been a long time since I've updated my deviantART page, but I've been very busy lately due to my last year in high school. I'm enjoying my new job and I've gotten a whole lot of things happening! I shall be back on deviantART sometime soon with a fair bit of different projects in hand. 

So.. At an orientation not too long ago, I told everyone that I was a witch and I could fly on a broomstick. Next thing you know, someone starts calling themselves a cat. *shot*

ANYWAYS.. That's just an introduction! Been extremely busy! I just recently got hired at the movie theaters! Yup, I work at the movies ~ Hopefully will bump that up to be the usher >:3

Alright, aside from that.. I do have a question for a lot of you guys. I've come to the point that I will be selling prints. I don't have time right now to make new prints, but if there is anything in my gallery you think would be a "seller" please show me! I have a lot of pictures in my gallery, and it's hard for me to decide what to print. I do have a few in my mind I want to print, but because I'll be an artist at a convention, I'd just like to know a general idea of what people like or dislike.

Just paste the link and I'll see it! If you do this, you might win a free print from me
What this means is.. I'll keep note of the print you suggested and will do a lottery. Just my little thanks! I'm planning to get prints done anyway, so there will be free things from me~ Especially since a few of you loyal watchers would love a print of Blaze on their wall for free, right? *shot*

This is just a little thank you! I know I've been a little dead here, but that's only because I'm trying to focus my priorities with school and gaining a new job.

There will be more news about this in the future. For now, take a look at my gallery for potential prints I should do! Thanks for the support if you decide to do this!

Note: Please pick at least 3 pictures from my gallery! You don't have to! Minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3. This is so I can selectively pick the ones I should for sure print. The more I see this picture occur, the more likely I'll make a print out of it! Thanks everyone!

[link]

Seriously, we basically drew at a cafe and recorded it. If you're interested in watching crew members from The Sonic Show draw, feel free to watch this video! Bonus, you get to see me draw.. Live!

Who will win this drawing challenge? Note: It's not Tanner or Fuad.

Have fun watching! I'll upload the pictures on my deviantART later! Gotta split~



Beware of many giggles.

Well, seems like it is appropriate to make a new journal entry. I don't have much to say, but I do have a video to share!
I went to the mall cosplayed as a casual Marisa, let's just say I got A LOT of stares. I was ready to say "I'm actually bald and I wear a wig to boost my self-esteem" *cry* OTZ but I wouldn't say that, it was for the giggles.

Anyways, my tumblr has a few pictures from that day, not so much though! [link]

Here is the video of us playing DDR. You could also watch a Marisa Kirisame dance to DDR like a pro *shot* okay I'm not really a pro, I just played for 9 years. In this video you will see Tanner (From The Sonic Show) and Fuad (Also from The Sonic Show) the girl speaking in the background is my best friend I've had for many years. Basically cast from the Canadian branch of The Sonic Show (excluding my friend I brought with me)

HIT IT.



Later guys! I'll post more later of our day! It does involve art~

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UPDATE~ Here is me on a horse.
The Sonic Show staff is not weird at all.

We are not, I swear. This is a normal Friday afternoon.

Welp.. It seems I'm going to be gone from deviantART for several reasons.

My laptop is becoming dangerous for me to use.. It over heats and I'm afraid the radiation from the keyboard is getting to me.. I cannot be on my laptop doing art anymore, as it is effecting my health. I will still draw, but the majority of my art will be traditional and I do not have a working scanner now.

My family is also having troubles with money, and now I pay bills OTZ.. I am currently in a hard moment in my life, therefore I cannot be on this website that much.

The good news though.. I got a new phone \o/ I've joined the iPhone 4S party~ *shot*

I'll come back when I have a working computer.. My laptop is basically unusable unless I need it for school work.

That's all. Later guys!

Yo guys! I just recently got into osu! because a friend of mine introduced me to it

I love rhythm games, so I was wondering if anyone else plays osu!
If you don't know what it is, it is a free game you can download here: [link]

If you want to add me in the game you can just add my username Marise-Krismas
or use this nifty link to see my profile: [link]

I just started playing this game, so I'm quite new to it feel free to kick my ass butt in this game!

That's all, now to do homework OTZ

'ello everyone once again! Just got back from a very tiring day at the mall

Here is part one of The Curse of Sonic 2 featuring me!
Will Tanner be able to face his nemesis Sonic the Hedgehog 2?

Who knows! Have a look guys! Enjoy a new episode from The Sonic Show!

Hello everyone! I'd like to announce a bit of an important announcement on my behalf.

I realized I'm going to be a bit busy this term in my school year because I am pretty much doing double art classes in the morning and then I have my core subjects in the afternoon.. That takes a lot of my time, plus I have a part time job to keep up with.

Although, this slight inactivity from deviantART isn't so bad I believe ^^ I am doing a lot better in my life and enjoying my time with my friends and family here locally. I've decided to take more focus with my friends and family here, realizing I have been missing so much from those true friends I have here. My family has been doing a little better, we're slowly trying to get out of the hole we were in a year ago (to those who don't know, I have been kicked out of my house and my family went bankrupt ;u; )

Life is still tough, but after months and months of thinking with my own self-conflicts, I've learned a lot and I can say.. I'm glad I went through it.
Those dark depressing moments in my life, those shadows I wish I never saw.. I'm very happy they happened to me. Why?
I'm able to reflect off of it and learn from such mistakes. I have to say, I really disliked how I was like back then. Going into some dark corner alone and pushing away some people.. I still have a bit of anxiety issues, but they're not as bad. I'm able to talk to people with confidence and laugh so much that my sides hurt.

It's weird..

I have so many people to thank to those who have helped me. Sometimes I don't know how to thank them. One of these days I'll figure out something.

Thank you..! I know I am just some random person on the internet, but you guys really have helped me overcome things.
I know there were still be conflicts and troubles along the road in my life as I am still young, but I can rest assure that it won't be as bad as I thought they would be.

I know I've made so many journals like this.. And I feel sometimes I'm becoming an annoyance. This will probably be one of the last journals I ever write something like this though, I'm very busy now and I feel I cannot reply to everyone anymore, and I'm terribly sorry.. Honestly, I would reply to everyone like I used to. It's not because I don't care, I read everyone's comments and I'm grateful!

Anyways, I should be done this bit of my life update ^^ lets just say I'm in peace and I'm quite the happy person now.

I WILL STILL BE AROUND ON DEVIANTART.. DO NOT THINK I AM DEAD. I swear someone is going to think I left deviantART. I'm just going to be busy ;u;

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Now for some other things, it is probably evident that I am starting to show Touhou a lot here on dA and I've recently gotten a lot of questions about Touhou.

Firstly, why are you into Touhou all of a sudden instead of Sonic?
- To be honest, I've liked Touhou along with Sonic while growing up. I just didn't bother to share my love for Touhou due to being modest and shy about it. I know Touhou just as much as I know Sonic, and I've been an old fan for both series. I had a bit of a hiatus with Touhou, but I decided to go back to it and I missed how much Touhou made me happy *shot*

Will you still be drawing Sonic fan art?
- Yup! I'm still a Sonic fan. Who said I can't love both? I've been doing that all this time. Example, if you go through my gallery, a lot of my Sonic fan art is inspired from Touhou ever since I joined dA.

Are you going to change your name from BlazeCake to Marisa?
- No, I'm pretty satisfied with my deviantART username here and I have no intentions to change my name at all.

Are you going to retire from drawing Blaze the Cat?
- No, I'll still do Blaze the Cat fan art. It'll be a bit slow due to my inactivity and I'd like to broaden my skills by drawing other things. Lately

Why do you like Marisa Kirisame a lot?
- This is probably the most frequent question I am getting lately from notes and messages. It's very personal to be honest. I'll probably announce the reason to this in the future.

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Other than that, I think this journal is just about done ~
I was getting a lot of these questions and I couldn't reply to them, so I made a small FAQ here.

Thanks that is all! Love ya all ~

_{Still have to make a CSS.. XD}

Hey guys! I'd like to announce a trailer of an upcoming TheSonicShow video!
I'll be featured in this "Let's Play" video as the Let's Player Tanner from TheSonicShow faces his fears: Sonic the Hedgehog 2

What am I doing in this video? You'll have to wait!

Enjoy the trailer everyone!

Hello everyone!

This is a bit of an important journal to help my friend and his contest entry.
He has created an amazing design for the Elsworld Costume Design contest, and has asked to help spread the world.

Original game and website is: [link]

Please if you would be so kind to take a look at it his entry here: [link]

And also help spread the word of his design! You may also view his design on dA, but it would be beneficial to take a look at it on the forums.



Thank you so much guys! It would help if you could support my friend ^^b ~

The convention.. I'll say I had one of the greatest days with my friends. I would write a huge journal about my day, but I'm currently about to go to work in about 2 hours OTZ.. I'll talk about it after work and write a journal, since I think it's one of those appropriate journals. I know it was just a day, but honestly speaking.. Probably one of the best conventions I went to because I did had a lot of fun, not too mention.. Way too many "Marisa stop! Can I take a picture of you?" There was a lot of that I'd say

So I'll write about my day after work, and I have a few pictures to share ~ I'll upload them on deviantART.

First, have a video of me playing DDR.



Still wished the guy taking the video with my camera went behind me so you guys could see the arrows

Now I must get ready for work ;n; I still want to be home and sleep more

We all know what the f-word is. I don't want to be harming children with curses.. SO FLAPPING POTATOES IT IS..

Just another one my derp important announcements.. Recently "A Taste of Animethon" released their schedule..

At 2:30PM (MST) there will be a Touhou Panel and at 4:00PM (MST) there will be a Touhou Hisoutensoku Tournament..
I don't know if this is a coincidence that I am cosplaying as Marisa Kirisame from Touhou Project and.. There is a Touhou Panel..
Here is the schedule: [link]

>:T NOW I KNOW FOR SURE THERE WILL BE SOME OTHER TOUHOU COSPLAYERS AND I WILL ATTACK THEM WITH MASTERSPARK!..

This is just an announcement to release some dumb retarded excited feelings. Now I'm really excited for "A Taste of Animethon"

I believe the whole reason they decided to do a Touhou Panel is because of the upcoming release of Touhou 13.5 ~ Hopeless Masquerade

I played the demo.. It is

Anyways, now there is a whole other reason why people should come. Hope I'll get to visit some of you deviants ~

Also! Sorry guys for not updating lately, I've been extremely busy with work and school. Diplomas are here.. And I'll say, I'm having one hell of a rough time. I'm not that great at school even though I'm an academic student, but as long as I pass, I'm more than happy.

Thanks everyone for the support! I'll update more often as soon as I'm done with my diplomas!

Many cakes and hugs to you all ~

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Hello everyone! Firstly I'd like to thank everyone for commenting my previous journal and they're all very thoughtful and considerate; however, I don't have the time right now to reply to every individual, but I wish to find some time later on after my diploma exams. I'm not ignoring anyone who has sent me a comment on behalf of the previous journal, so I will try to reply to them soon!

Alright, the reason I decided to make a journal entry is because there is an anime convention being held this month in my city.
It is the longest running anime convention running in Canada, and I was even scared that this year they weren't going to hold the convention.

I guess this means I'll be announcing where I live *shot* Okay, maybe not explicitly but here is the website to the convention.
[link]

The convention is called "A Taste of Animethon" and it'll be held on January 26th in Edmonton, Alberta.
More information is on the website.

It won't be hard to spot me honestly. Just look for the black-white witch magician who probably is constantly being a derp.
Just wondering if there are watchers that live by who would love to join this month's anime convention. I'll even be bringing my sketchbook around with me and might give away free drawings as a thank you. If not, that's alright ;n; I guess it's hard to come across people from the internet *shot*

This will not be the only time this year that I'll be going to an anime convention this year. I plan to take part in all 3 days of the convention that'll happen during August and will be taking part of artist alley (when sign ups are up, I will sign up :T!)

Alright, that is all for now. Hope that it'll be a blast if I get to meet you!

I wonder if Taste of Animethon has that deviantART meet up thing.. I know the one during summer does.

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Edit! I've made my hat, here is a WIP picture of it ~



_{Dem wires.. And a teddy bear's ass.. whatdafuq}

Yo guys ~ Because I cannot fall back asleep and woke up early, I recently have caught a case of paranoia I think stuffed toys are talking to me.

Feel free to ignore this if you don't want to read a long journal

I've been feeling a little ill lately, most likely from confusion and being paranoid.

I know this is really stupid to be asking and even become bothered in the first place, but it won't stop bothering me.
There's a few things that are bothering me.

Firstly, I feel like people only like me because I draw Blaze the Cat. I hope that's not true, because I would feel like people only see the tip of the iceberg which means, I feel like some only see the surface of the artist/person I am. It's true I only used to post my Sonic/Blaze artwork on this site due to insecurities, but slowly I've been trying to expand and show more than just Sonic. I'm fine with that, but now I have troubles sleeping when these thoughts keep coming, like as if something in hindering me from staying calm.

Naahhh.. I'm not angry or pointing out names, this thought has been going on for a long time now, and lately it attacks me and I don't know what else to do but express it here. It's easier like that, right? ;u;

I just want to say that I shouldn't just focus myself on Blaze the Cat, I've learned to expand and I know I can't just draw her as my subject in art. I'm sure many art students feel like this, and we learn to go our own ways with what has inspired us. Blaze the Cat has done that for me and I truly thank her for that, even if she is just a fictitious character, she still resides in my heart as an artist, because she was what made me start taking art seriously.

Yes, I'm throwing my thoughts about Blaze the Cat here, and perhaps a little read for people to understand who BlazeCake is. This is because lately some people have been asking about Sonic fan art or my Blaze fan art as well. I think ever since I started showing more or less of Marisa Kirisame from Touhou Project it has bothered me if people only like me because of Blaze. We all have our likes and dislikes. I honestly don't watch a lot of TV or even anime these days.. (I truly live in a box ~ I'm so isolated from the world, the internet is basically all I got for socializing) However, my reasons for liking Marisa is because I feel I share her personality. I've known Marisa for a long time now, probably longer than I have seen Blaze and this was accidental. When I was growing up I've seen relatives play Touhou and when they let me play, I'd always pick Marisa. No idea why, I was so young and I probably was attracted to her hat. Now I'm fully capable of understanding fictional characters, and after reading about Marisa and some doujin.. I suppose that was the moment I started to cry and feel for a character. Although, ZUN (creator of Touhou) does not explicitly explain his character's back stories, the Touhou fandom and it's vastness for creative just strikes me. I don't think I'm going obsessed though, or else I'd kill my wallet and buy hundreds of action figures of her

I've been living alone in some dark times since I was younger with no friends really. I'd say, Sonic the Hedgehog has kept me going and has probably saved my life for more than I can remember. I'm a proud Sonic fan and loving Sonic since I was just a toddler. I remember being bullied because of the blue hedgehog. Now, I am not saying it was only me that has been offended by my likes, I am sure other people have felt this way as well.

The theme about what I am saying is.. Why must humans judge other human beings?
Do we think we know more about the opposing party and that we're more superior than others?
This is probably an old theme that has been going on for centuries, despite how my issue may be less of a disaster unlike how history explains how racism used to be extreme. I am not going to go write about that though, because I am sure a lot of us know what that is.

Ignorance is what causes these conflicts and if we continue to judge before we get to know someone, conflicts like these would just continue. However, I'm positive many of us know this already and here I am writing about this because I'm so paranoid now

Going back to Blaze the Cat.. Would people dislike me if I changed my dA name to let's say.. Marisa-daaZE or MarisaCake? Being honest, these names would not be recognizable like the name BlazeCake would. These are just but names though, but that doesn't mean I am a different person. I can say that these names are a mask or an illusion. (Just in case someone gets confused: I am not changing my name on deviantART, this was just an example.)

Anyways.. This was just a journal to let out some feelings I've been having. Maybe knowing some "friends" have left me over the years because of my constant changing and confusion .. I wanted to make this journal just in case..

Just in case.. *cries* Now I'm scared to press the Public Entry button.

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Another thing that is bothering me is school..
It's almost diplomas and I haven't studied yet. I AM SO SCREWED.. Must study.. Must study..

Studying is good for you only if you don't stress over it and spread out studying times.
I've only studied for probably an hour all this holiday when I promised myself "I'm going to study 40 minutes everyday!"

Yeah.. Didn't happen I wanted to do so many things. I suck at school.

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Alright, I pressed the button ;n; please people.. Don't think I'm angry, I'm just confused and paranoid and I just had to let out some feelings before I become restless again.

Toodles, ze~

(Still making a new CSS.. XD)